Posted March 08, 2022
Well, I sometime back got a new computer which has a lot of cores (20 I think, I know big smiley face!). But what I have noticed is that I run into issues with some programs/games which are not expecting the multiple cores or were not built very well. One example recently is Strider (2014) - a good metroidvania by the way - which refused to start, nothing at all, just nothing happened. After looking into it, it was down to it not liking multiple cores and the solution was this:
in Start Menu serach type "msconfig"
Under Boot tab, select Advanced Options
In here the Number of processors check box and the number below it sets how many processors windows boots with.
If you check the box, and select a low amount, e.g. 4 or 8 and then click ok and ok again, Windows will reboot and run with the sepcified number of processors (and Strider then runs fine).
Remember to set this back to unchecked in msconfig after use otherwise you are not using all cores.
This tip has been useful in various scenarios, so thought I would share it with you.
in Start Menu serach type "msconfig"
Under Boot tab, select Advanced Options
In here the Number of processors check box and the number below it sets how many processors windows boots with.
If you check the box, and select a low amount, e.g. 4 or 8 and then click ok and ok again, Windows will reboot and run with the sepcified number of processors (and Strider then runs fine).
Remember to set this back to unchecked in msconfig after use otherwise you are not using all cores.
This tip has been useful in various scenarios, so thought I would share it with you.